Business/Property

Martin Ferris.

Ferris Welcomes Living Wage Of €12.30 An Hour

July 4, 2019 at 11:16 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has welcomed the new Living Wage rate of €12.30 p/h for 2019. Deputy Ferris said a Living Wage is needed to ensure workers across the island of Ireland have an income that is necessary to provide them and their families with the basic necessities […]

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Five Kerry Properties Go To Online Auction Next Week

Five Kerry Properties Go To Online Auction Next Week

July 3, 2019 at 11:54 am Comments are Disabled

THE next Bidx1 online auction takes place on Wednesday/Thursday, July 10/11 and there are five Kerry lots among the 300 properties up for bidding. No.46 The Courtyard, Sli na Speire, Clieveragh, Listowel, has a reserve of €85,000. It’s a semi detached three bedroom house, extending to approximately 91 sq. m […]

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Tralee Company Launches Children’s Book As It Celebrates 10 Years In Business

Tralee Company Launches Children’s Book As It Celebrates 10 Years In Business

July 2, 2019 at 11:21 am Comments are Disabled

THE HR Suite has launched a new book to promote diversity and inclusivity in order to mark its 10th anniversary in business. The workbook, entitled ‘Celebrating You’, will be available to download for free and it is hoped it will be used to motivate discussions around diversity and inclusivity – both at home […]

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Homeware Chain Recruiting Staff For New Store In Manor Park

Homeware Chain Recruiting Staff For New Store In Manor Park

June 28, 2019 at 9:56 am Comments are Disabled

A NEW chain of homewares stores is planning on opening a new outlet in the Manor Business Park soon. Although a representative from Homesavers would not comment on how many jobs would be created or when the new store would open, they said the company is looking for staff and […]

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Thinking Of A Career In Adventure Tourism? Kerry ETB Has The Answer

Thinking Of A Career In Adventure Tourism? Kerry ETB Has The Answer

June 27, 2019 at 2:46 pm Comments are Disabled

AH the outdoors! With this weather it’s tempting to look at a career where you spend your time out in the fresh air. Well Cappanalea Outdoor Education and Training Centre (OETC) are now recruiting for their highly rated Level 5 and Level 6 (Advanced) programmes which start in mid/late July. […]

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Cork Airport Named Best In Europe At Awards Ceremony

Cork Airport Named Best In Europe At Awards Ceremony

June 27, 2019 at 10:00 am Comments are Disabled

IT’S used by thousands of Kerry people every year and they must be doing something right over the border, as Cork Airport was named Best Airport in Europe serving under five million at the 29th ACI EUROPE Annual Assembly & Congress last night. The event was attended by over 400 aviation […]

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Legal Briefs: Is It Time For One-Off Landlords To Bale Out?

Legal Briefs: Is It Time For One-Off Landlords To Bale Out?

June 25, 2019 at 12:19 pm 2 comments

WITH house prices on the rise and stricter penalties on the way, Alex Hoffman of Pierse McCarthy Lucey Solicitors asks the question, is it time for one-off landlords to bale out?… For generations, property was regarded as one of the soundest investments you could make – your money was literally […]

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Over Three Years For Kerry First-Time Buyers To Get Deposit Together For House

Over Three Years For Kerry First-Time Buyers To Get Deposit Together For House

June 25, 2019 at 11:12 am Comments are Disabled

A NEW report issued today by EY-DKM Economic Advisory, has revealed it takes 3.1 years for a first-time buyer in Kerry, on an average income, to save the necessary deposit  to get a mortgage for a home in their native county. The report confirms that nearly half of all counties […]

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Martin Ferris.

Ferris Calls On Minister Griffin To Support Bill For Hospitality Workers’ Legal Right To Tips

June 20, 2019 at 10:42 am Comments are Disabled

KERRY Sinn Féin TD Martin Ferris has hit out at local Fine Gael TD Brendan Griffin who is set to vote against a bill today, which aims to give hospitality workers in Kerry a legal right to the tips they earn. Deputy Ferris said: “This is a simple but important piece […]

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Legal Briefs: Information For Motorists Using Dashcams

Legal Briefs: Information For Motorists Using Dashcams

June 18, 2019 at 10:08 am 1 comment

With growing numbers of motorists now recording their journeys with dash cams, Alex Hoffman of Pierse McCarthy Lucey Solicitors gives the legal low down on this popular in-car technology… In a study conducted by Aviva in June 2018, it was revealed that close to eleven million or 27% of all […]

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Family Fun Day At Kelliher’s Rathass To Raise Funds For Down Syndrome Ireland

Family Fun Day At Kelliher’s Rathass To Raise Funds For Down Syndrome Ireland

June 13, 2019 at 3:16 pm Comments are Disabled

KELLIHER’S Mace shop in Rathass will host a HB Ice Cream Funday in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland on this Friday afternoon between 2pm and 6pm. It coincides with the official unveiling of their new look shop. There’ll be face-painting, a magician, a balloon modeller, a DJ, food tastings and […]

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Free Seminar On Day Place In Tralee Library

Free Seminar On Day Place In Tralee Library

June 12, 2019 at 12:24 pm Comments are Disabled

A FREE seminar on Day Place in Tralee will take place next Tuesday, June 18 at Tralee Library between 10am and 1pm. Day Place is Tralee’s earliest Georgian terrace, built by Justice Robert Day at the turn of the nineteenth century. It was the first time in the town’s history […]

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VAT Increase And Employment Costs The Main Issues Facing Tralee Hospitality Industry

VAT Increase And Employment Costs The Main Issues Facing Tralee Hospitality Industry

June 12, 2019 at 9:33 am 1 comment

THE increased VAT rate is having a major negative impact on hotels and restaurants in Tralee according to the results of surveys commissioned by Tralee Chamber Alliance. The hospitality sector in Tralee is now calling for greater action to sustain the industry over the coming 12 months. Ken Tobin of Tralee […]

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Over €2.2m In Funding Announced For Kerry Airport

Over €2.2m In Funding Announced For Kerry Airport

June 11, 2019 at 4:56 pm Comments are Disabled

KERRY Fine Gael TD and Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin, has announced major funding of €2,208,911 for Kerry Airport towards improvement works, safety and security. The amount is almost €1 million of an increase on the 2018 figure. This Government funding from the Department of Transport, Tourism and […]

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Legal Briefs: The Pros And Cons Of Running A Business Through A Company

Legal Briefs: The Pros And Cons Of Running A Business Through A Company

June 11, 2019 at 10:52 am Comments are Disabled

So you’ve finally decided to start your own business, or maybe you’ve taken over the family farm. How will you structure your business? Will you form a company or will you be a sole trader?  What’s the difference? Alex Hoffman of Pierse McCarthy Lucey takes a look at the pros […]

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Tralee Jumps To Fifth Place In IBAL Rankings

Tralee Jumps To Fifth Place In IBAL Rankings

June 10, 2019 at 10:16 am Comments are Disabled

IBAL (Irish Business Against Litter) announced their first results for 2019, which sees Tralee leap from a lowly 30th in January, right up to 5th in the overall rankings, the biggest difference of any town in Ireland. The rankings show Tralee to be ‘Cleaner Than European Norms’ in their report. […]

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IT Tralee To Receive €300,000 Towards Carpentry And Machine Shops Apprenticeships

IT Tralee To Receive €300,000 Towards Carpentry And Machine Shops Apprenticeships

June 7, 2019 at 12:27 pm Comments are Disabled

IT Tralee will receive €300,000 in funding towards apprenticeships at the college. Capital funding of more than €7.5 million for nine Institutes of Technology and the Technological University (TU) Dublin was announced on Monday. In Tralee, €200,000 will go towards carpentry apprenticeships and €100,00 for machine shops. The funding forms […]

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Luton Route The Most Popular At Kerry Airport  In First Quarter Of 2019

Luton Route The Most Popular At Kerry Airport In First Quarter Of 2019

June 7, 2019 at 10:20 am Comments are Disabled

THE London Luton route at Kerry Airport was the most popular at Kerry Airport in the first quarter of 2019. 68,606 passengers travelled through Kerry Airport during the first quarter marking a 4.8% increase on the same period for 2018. The most frequent services – Kerry to Dublin with Aer […]

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New Executive Director Of Siamsa Tire Appointed

New Executive Director Of Siamsa Tire Appointed

June 5, 2019 at 12:17 pm Comments are Disabled

SIAMSA TÍRE has announced the appointment of Róisín McGarr as the new Executive Director for Siamsa Tíre – Home to the National Folk Theatre of Ireland. The role of Executive Director will be to lead and manage Siamsa Tíre strategically into the future as a national cultural institution. The current […]

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WATCH: Ann Laide Talks About Life In Caballs And How She’ll Miss It

WATCH: Ann Laide Talks About Life In Caballs And How She’ll Miss It

June 5, 2019 at 9:59 am 2 comments

AS you all know by now, Caballs on Bridge Street will be closing its doors for the last time later this month after 99 years in business. Local filmmaker Timmy Dowd went to see Ann Laide and she told of the history of the shop, how it evolved over the […]

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Legal Briefs: Boundary Disputes…

Legal Briefs: Boundary Disputes…

June 4, 2019 at 11:57 am Comments are Disabled

As work finally starts on Trump’s infamous wall with Mexico, Alex Hoffman of Pierse McCarthy Lucey Solicitors takes a look at an issue that has soured many friendships over the years – the dreaded boundary dispute… Boundary disputes have been around as long as property ownership itself and can be […]

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Chamber Alliance In Talks With Major Retailers About Setting Up In Tralee

Chamber Alliance In Talks With Major Retailers About Setting Up In Tralee

June 4, 2019 at 10:41 am Comments are Disabled

TRALEE Chamber Alliance (TCA) has confirmed that they are currently in advanced talks with four national and international retailers with a view to setting up in Tralee. It follows the strong representation from the business representative body for Kerry’s capital at the recent Retail Excellence Ireland National Expo in Dublin. […]

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Cork Airport Giving Kerry Public Chance Of Winning Free Flights In ‘Spin The Wheel’

Cork Airport Giving Kerry Public Chance Of Winning Free Flights In ‘Spin The Wheel’

May 31, 2019 at 4:24 pm Comments are Disabled

FREE flights will be given away by Cork Airport next Friday, June 7, as part of a ‘Spin the Wheel’ competition in Killarney. Pairs of return tickets to Verona, Budapest, Bristol and Birmingham will be up for grabs from Main Street, Killarney, starting from 3.30pm. Also available to win on […]

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Awards To Celebrate Kerry’s Vibrant Culinary And Creative Producers

Awards To Celebrate Kerry’s Vibrant Culinary And Creative Producers

May 30, 2019 at 10:33 am Comments are Disabled

MANOR West Shopping Centre and Retail Park recently launched their 2019 Food and Craft Fair Awards in association with the Kerry Local Enterprise Office (LEO) and Connect Magazine. The launch of the awards took place at Manor West’s recent Food and Craft Fair, the first of a series of popular […]

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Legal Briefs: Guidance On Photos At School Events

Legal Briefs: Guidance On Photos At School Events

May 28, 2019 at 10:34 am Comments are Disabled

With some schools introducing no-photo policies for events such as First Communions, school concerts and sports days, all in the name of GDPR, Alex Hoffman of Pierse McCarthy Lucey Solicitors reviews some timely guidance on photos at school events… Confirmation and First Communion season is all but over, and school […]

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Annascaul’s Finest To Compete For National Enterprise Award Next Week

Annascaul’s Finest To Compete For National Enterprise Award Next Week

May 23, 2019 at 4:28 pm Comments are Disabled

ONE of Kerry’s best small businesses, Annascaul Black Pudding will represent Local Enterprise Office Kerry at the National Enterprise Awards on May 29 at the Mansion House in Dublin. Run by the 31 Local Enterprise Offices in the local authorities nationwide, the National Enterprise Awards are now in their 21st […]

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IT Tralee To Host Summer Camps To Foster Computer Skills And Entrepreneurship

IT Tralee To Host Summer Camps To Foster Computer Skills And Entrepreneurship

May 23, 2019 at 12:20 pm Comments are Disabled

IT Tralee has announced details of two low cost summer camps for young people aged between 10 and 16. The camps are named Goalmine and STEAMing Ahead and are based around fostering computer skills and entrepreneurship. Goalmine is a 5-day non residential living-lab experience targeted at secondary level students using […]

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The new Workbench facility at Bank of Ireland in Tralee.

Dementia Awareness Training Workshop At Bank Of Ireland Workbench

May 23, 2019 at 9:45 am Comments are Disabled

A FREE breakfast workshop on Dementia Awareness Training for the business and retail sector will take place on Thursday, May 30 at the Workbench space at Bank of Ireland, Tralee from 8am-10am. Cork/Kerry Community Healthcare, in association with Tralee Chamber Alliance and the HSE are providing the training which will be given […]

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Aisling Foley and Mark Sullivan of The Rose Hotel, Mags O'Sullivan of The Aqua Dome, Sandra Leahy of Kerry County Museum, Declan Dowling and Heather Hartley of Kingdom Greyhound Stadium and Michaela Edwards of Wild Water Adventures at the Go Kerry — ‘Grow Your Business’ event at the Workbench space in Bank of Ireland Tralee on Monday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

PHOTOS: Large Attendance At Tourism Event In Bank Of Ireland Tralee

May 22, 2019 at 10:43 am Comments are Disabled

THERE was a great turnout at Bank of Ireland Tralee branch on Monday as tourism business interests from around the county heard from experts in the industry. Around 100 representatives from local hospitality businesses registered their interest in attending the Go Kerry — ‘Grow Your Business’ in the Workbench event […]

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Kerry ETB IT Support Course With High Rate Of Job Placement

Kerry ETB IT Support Course With High Rate Of Job Placement

May 21, 2019 at 1:56 pm Comments are Disabled

IF a career as an Computer Systems Technician or IT Support Specialist is something you have ever considered, an upcoming traineeship at Kerry ETB Training Centre is something you should look at. Boasting 80%+ job placement rate, 12 weeks industry work placement and a range newly updated professional certifications from […]

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